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then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these politicians have evolved, and there's sort of an element to it that's almost a gotcha element, but there's also an element like people are like this is incredibly interesting. >> i've tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why he finds it so difficult to come down on one side of an issue, instead sort of floats between both issues. ♪ >> as someone who's running for state office for the first time, does it help that your name is barack obama in terms of -- >> rod's a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> i think the best way to de
then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these...
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hoffa, what do you say to those folks? >> i say vote your pocketbook. we go out and basically talk to thousands of people. i don't do it, i know larry doesn't, and yes there are people in there, either because of, you know, some issue of guns or abortion or something, that are off on a different track. we have to make them come back home and say, hey, the issues are, they're trying to destroy what you are enjoying now. your union, the good pay you have, your health care, your pensions. they're against that. that's the mesening we ng sage ave to deliver. wake up. >> you agree with that? >> absolutely. jim nailed it. politics should be about paublic policy issues. about our health care, about our jobser about our trade policy. politics is not about personal issues. republicans try to flip it to create a wedge among working families. we need to flip it back, make sure our members and more importantly american worker union or not understand that this election is about choices. choice is clear for american workers. >> you know, labor day is supposed to celeb
hoffa, what do you say to those folks? >> i say vote your pocketbook. we go out and basically talk to thousands of people. i don't do it, i know larry doesn't, and yes there are people in there, either because of, you know, some issue of guns or abortion or something, that are off on a different track. we have to make them come back home and say, hey, the issues are, they're trying to destroy what you are enjoying now. your union, the good pay you have, your health care, your pensions....
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i'm joined by james hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters president hoffa welcome back. good to be here great to have you with us we've seen labor protests outside the convention the site of the d.n.c. is north carolina which is the least unionized state the nation how strong how are the ties between labor and the d.n.c. and will labor be there to help overcome wall street's money. will be there all the way we might not have the money they have with the koch brothers children a dosen people like that that are going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars but we have boots on the ground and we are all for operating all the unions are together we're talking together we're planning together we can make sure we get the vote out that is what it's all about boots on the ground make sure we're organized get people registered to vote and that's what we're doing and we think we're looking good right now we're very pleased where we're at and obviously we're very pleased with what happened yesterday at the convention another great night tonight we're planning and we
i'm joined by james hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters president hoffa welcome back. good to be here great to have you with us we've seen labor protests outside the convention the site of the d.n.c. is north carolina which is the least unionized state the nation how strong how are the ties between labor and the d.n.c. and will labor be there to help overcome wall street's money. will be there all the way we might not have the money they have with the koch...
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i'm here with jim hoffa president of the teamster's union. i could not feel cooler now, james. >> what a convention. one night it's michelle obama, last night bill clinton, can it get better. >> stephanie: i think it can, i have told there's a speaker tonight that we will enjoy. >> everybody says how will he top that? you watch. people will be talking about that. friday morning people will say can you believe that. he will put them in their place and it will be fabulous. >> stephanie: that's how you achieve excellence is people that raise your game. and the fact that barack obama is not afraid to put bill clinton on before him says everything we need to know. >> and he knew this bill clinton is a consummate speaker, story teller, and last night he took them to the wood shed. he said these are the facts. this is what they are lying about. >> stephanie: and take a listen to this line. bill clinton last night. >> when president barack obama took office the economy was in freefall. it had just shrunk 9.4% of gdp. we were losing 750,000 a jobs a m
i'm here with jim hoffa president of the teamster's union. i could not feel cooler now, james. >> what a convention. one night it's michelle obama, last night bill clinton, can it get better. >> stephanie: i think it can, i have told there's a speaker tonight that we will enjoy. >> everybody says how will he top that? you watch. people will be talking about that. friday morning people will say can you believe that. he will put them in their place and it will be fabulous....
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